Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 15.27

na griham griham ity ahur

grihini griham ucyate

taya hi sahitah sarvan

purusharthan samasnute

SYNONYMS

na -- not; griham -- the home; griham -- the house; iti -- thus; ahuh -- said; grihini -- the wife; griham -- home; ucyate -- it is said; taya -- with her; hi -- certainly; sahitah -- together; sarvan -- all; purusha-arthan -- goals of human life; samasnute -- perfects.

TRANSLATION

"Merely a house is not a home, for it is a wife who gives a home its meaning. If one lives at home with his wife, together they can fulfill all the interests of human life."

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